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Raymond DeCapite’s moment released novel, A misplaced King, has been defined by way of Kirkus stories as a “small masterpiece, so distinct in spirit and style.” If the temper of the arrival of Fabrizze is joyous, that of A misplaced King is somber. each one of DeCapite’s novels is unique in its personal means, probably encouraged through various moods. Writing within the long island instances in 1961, Orville Prescott defined Fabrizze as “an enticing sleek people story so choked with love and laughter and the enjoyment of lifestyles that it charmed critics and various readers and was once commonly one in every of the main promising first novels of 1960.” He discovered DeCapite’s moment novel, A misplaced King, was once a unique kind of booklet than Fabrizze: “Fabrizze is an apologia for heroes; A misplaced King is an apologia for dreamers. A extra mature publication, it bargains with a extra critical theme—the courting of a father and son… a pathetic and maybe tragic clash of personalities.”“A rapturous mix of well-deserved knowledge and musical wit.” —from the Foreword“If fact be informed, ethnic novels resurrected within the spirit of multicultural rediscovery seldom go beyond their price as sociology or staff uplift. One exception is the paintings of Raymond DeCapite, whose identify retains doping up on bibliographies of forgotten Italian-American fiction.”—Kirkus Reviews“A misplaced King resolves no existential dilemmas, however it is a hot and profitable novel which says ‘yes’ to existence. it may supply satisfaction to many readers.”—The long island Times“DeCapite’s Cleveland is totally his personal, far-off from Algren’s Chicago and he brings a Joycean ebullience to his stark, actual depictions. notwithstanding they spread slowly, in a sidewise type, after all each one novel packs really a punch. along with his brawny, playful discussion, his sparse scenic descriptions and his brisk but deep characterizations, DeCapite succeeds in doing what others in basic terms objective for: he has built an international that feels real.” —Publishers Weekly

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